Henry III, Time

    Its eleven "exhibits" undermine black stereotypes old and new, and return to the facts of what being black means. " Mr. Wolfe is the kind of satirist who takes no prisoners. The shackles of the past have been defied by Mr. Wolfe's fearless humor, and it's a most liberating revolt!" - Frank Rich, The New York Times; "Brings forth a bold new voice that is bound to shake up blacks and whites with separate-but-equal impartiality. True satire." - Jack Kroll, Newsweek.

    In attendance were Robbie's roommates: his sensitive dance partner and choreographer]], Anna, and confident gay ad man Larry. Soon joining them in Robbie's lower-Manhattan loft are screenwriter Burton (Anna's longtime lover), and Pale (Robbie's coke-snorting, hyperactive restaurant manager brother). In the face of their shared tragedy, the quartet attempts to make sense of their lives and reconsider their own identities and relationships. Anna learns to be independent and self-confident; she pursues her interest in choreography and begins a relationship with Pale, breaking off her dispassionate relationship with her longtime boyfriend.

    This is the central volume in Horton Foote’s remarkable nine-play Orphans’ Home Cycle, in which the author chronicles the evolution of a family—the strengths that bind its members together and the strains that force them apart—and the cataclysmic changes in Southern society over twenty-six turbulent years.

    J. Czerwinski.

    A rousing adventure story peopled with heartbreaking, unforgettable characters and a powerful allegory about the good and evil lying beneath the surfaces of human beauty, ugliness, and superior intellect.

    Describes Pope John Paul II's theater background, presents translations of his plays, and includes his essays about the nature of drama.

    We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

    World War II has begun and the older Rosen, disturbed by a growing evidence of anti-Semitism, even in their provincial town of Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, wants to disguise the family's Jewish background. Although Stanley is very much a part of the local community, and even has a gentile girlfriend, Fern, he is uneasy with his father's action which, he feels, is a betrayal of a proud heritage. With Fern's help, and that of a sympathetic cousin, Manny, a shell-shocked veteran, he arranges a secret bar mitzvah in the proper family name. His father, angered and resentful at first, soon realizes that his son has shown a courage he has lacked and as the play ends the family is once again united, and determined to face what may come with dignity and resolve.

    In 1982, May Appleton, whose son serves in the Falklands, receives the visit that every mother dreads. In 1986, in the Black Forest, a German businesswoman takes into her home a fugitive British Private and his disturbed stepson. Three plays, three encounters. Woven together they reveal an evocative, lyrical and deliciously precise picture of twentieth-century lives.

    This edition is for all who have an interest in the great musical masterpieces of the twentieth century. To be read, played and danced in two parts. Scored for clarinet, bassoon, Ccrnet, trombone, violin, double bass and percussion.